Nicknamed the "Sow," this Volvo taxi could moonlight as an ambulance: fold the right-side seats flat and a stretcher slid in through the boot lid.
Lead trim: PV801/PV802 taxi 3.6 EC I6
Volvo PV800 SeriesPV800 · 1938–1947
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FactNicknamed the "Sow," this Volvo taxi could moonlight as an ambulance: fold the right-side seats flat and a stretcher slid in through the boot lid.
The Volvo PV800 Series, nicknamed the "Sugga" (the Sow), is a taxicab built from 1938 until 1958 that dominated the Swedish taxi market in the 1940s and 1950s. The PV801 (with a glass division between the front and rear seats) and PV802 (without) were introduced in 1938 and superseded the TR670 Series, with an all-new chassis and body but the same side-valve engine as the older cars; the front end was also used on Volvo's smallest lorry, the LV100 series, and the PV802 could serve as a spare ambulance, a stretcher loading through the bootlid after folding the seats on the right. During the war Volvo built the four-wheel-drive off-road TPV (Terrängpersonvagn m/43) for the Swedish and Belgian armed forces from small-lorry mechanicals and the Sow's body. Built: PV800 1940–1947, 37 commercial chassis; PV801 1938–1947, 550 cars; PV802 1938–1947, 1,081; PV810 1938–1947, 180 commercial chassis on a 3,550 mm wheelbase; TPV 1944–1946, 210. The infobox lists 3,670 cc (3.7 L) EC/ED sixes while the section box says 3.6 L, so no displacement is entered; wheelbase 128.0 in.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV801/PV802 taxi 3.6 EC I6 | 1938–1947 | Inline-6 | 86 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
The army's own nickname was Terrang-Sugga, but enthusiasts today have quietly claimed the shorter Suggan for themselves.
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Nicknamed the "Sow," this Volvo taxi could moonlight as an ambulance: fold the right-side seats flat and a stretcher slid in through the boot lid.
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